General Information

Description: This glee started life as "Which is the properest day to drink", scored for male company, i.e. two tenors and a bass. A fourth part was added in the mid-nineteenth century, making the glee "equally suitable for ladies and gentleman", but still retaining the more robust words. It is not known when the bowdlerization was effected.

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Original text and translations

English text

Original text:
Which is the properest day to drink?
Each is the properest day I think,
why should I name but one day?
Tell me but yours, I'll mention my day,
let us but fix on some day.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

English text

Bowdlerized text:
Which is the properest day to sing?
Each to be sure 'tis a mighty fine thing!
why should I name but one day?
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